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Effective plasmonic mode-size converter |
Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 22, pp. 21605-21613 (2011)
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Plasmonic mode-size converters (PMSCs) for long-range surface plasmon polaritons (LR-SPPs) at the wavelength of 1.55 μm are presented. The PMSC is composed of an insulator-metal-insulator waveguide (IMI-W), a laterally tapered insulator-metal-insulator-metal-insulator waveguide (LT-IMIMI-W), and an IMIMI-W in series. The mode-intensity sizes of the LR-SPPs for the IMI-W and the IMIMI-W were not only calculated using a finite element method but were also experimentally measured. The propagation losses of the IMI-W and the IMIMI-W as well as the coupling losses between them were analyzed by the cut-back method to investigate the effect of LT-IMIMI-Ws. By using the PMSC with a ∼27 ° angled LT-IMIMI-W, the coupling loss between a polarization-maintaining fiber and a 3 μm-wide IMIMI-W was reduced by ∼3.4 dB. Moreover, the resulting mode-intensity in the output of the PMSC was squeezed to ∼35% of the mode-intensity in the input IMI-W. The PMSC may be potentially useful for bridging micro- to nano-plasmonic integrated circuits.
OCIS Codes
(130.3120) Integrated optics : Integrated optics devices
(160.5470) Materials : Polymers
(240.6680) Optics at surfaces : Surface plasmons
(250.5403) Optoelectronics : Plasmonics
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Integrated Optics
Original Manuscript: August 22, 2011
Revised Manuscript: September 22, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: September 26, 2011
Published: October 18, 2011
Hae-Ryeong Park, Jong-Moon Park, Min-su Kim, Jung Jin Ju, Jung-Han Son, and Myung-Hyun Lee, "Effective plasmonic mode-size converter," Opt. Express 19, 21605-21613 (2011)
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Most Common Victory Type (Pre G&K)
I was looking through my hall of fame, and noticed that about 80% of my wins have been science victories. This of course made me curious as to my fellow forum-goers most common victory type. This is not a poll of your favorite victory type, but rather the one you have won the most games with. They may be the same, of course, but sometimes the randomness of the game may make you forgo your 'favorite' type for one which is more attainable in the current game.
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I mostly win Cultural games because I never want to get late on SPs so I kinda focus on that though I want to win domination, and I end winning Cultural because I have just taken down 2 or 3 civs
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I mostly win Domination. Science takes way too long, the most important part of the game is the first 50-100 turns and I usually know if it is a win or not by then. Playing on Emperor+ there aren't going to be any time victories unless you puppet every city except one civ's capital maybe. Diplomacy i just stupidly designed so I don't bother with it.
I like culture games, though not as much as CIV. I have a decent amount of culture vics but it is more of a mood thing. I rarely just end up with one. I usually plan it from the first turn otherwise it takes too long and runs into the "just press 'End Turn' repeatedly until you win" syndrome.
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Science does make for a long game, but domination (to me anyway) can be way too tedious. I play at Emperor, and you are right, I have never won a time victory. Culture games can be fun but
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science, it's the easiest victory at the highest levels, and I find it the most engaging (a little bit of everything, conquering, managing diplomacy/RAs, and culture/rationalism)
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I agree 100% with this, but interestingly enough, both of my deity wins have been culture.
Apr 28, 2012, 11:07 AM | #7 |
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I like domination. It's a pain on larger maps, though.
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But lately, thanks to me increasingly out-teching and out-wondering opponent civs everywhere (and nuking them before they get past Apollo), I have the option of choosing between Domination and Science vic! |
Apr 28, 2012, 12:48 PM | #9 |
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I seem to go for them more or less evenly. Probably I win most often by diplomacy because I like games that interact with CSes and it's also perhaps the easiest condition to switch to if you're going for another victory initially and fail to get it. I find science victories are generally the easiest, and so I've gone for several of those recently.
Apr 28, 2012, 12:52 PM | #10 |
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I play what the GOTM or HoF games propose. In fact i already know the victory condition before i start a game. Multiplayer? Domination, of course.
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Science, followed by Culture. I can never be bothered with Domination.
Apr 28, 2012, 01:20 PM | #12 |
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In civ 5 its verry simple :
emperor or higher difficulties domination Because the AI are so agressive prince king or lower or lower difficulties : mostly science In general I allways win science I saw deity lets plays where the AI entered the modern era verry quickly(picking rationalisme) and even future era and jut doesn't go for the space parts. And then I win by science victory just because the AI only atacks eachother and takes out their entire continet but doesn't do anything with it. THe AI sucks at winning a science victory or culture victory does it even know it exist does it know how to play the game I ask myself sometimes. To anwer the poll I voted science victory basicly because i Don't bother for taking all the capital cities Last edited by apocalypse105; Apr 28, 2012 at 01:23 PM. |
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You are usaly more forced to go domination on higher difficulties just because diplomacy becomes a mess at the end games |
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So I'd say the opposite - domination is good for lower difficulties, science is the best route at higher difficulties. Quote:
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Domination is a mentality. You have to be aggressive from turn 1 to be most effective. Most Civ players, especially newer players, are too passive. I noticed this in my current Succession Game playing with some other forum-goers. They kept wanting to stop and build wonders or long term-oriented buildings without realizing that the game was already won and we just needed to keep building units and attacking while we had our greatest advantage. Optimum Domination play is about building to an advantage (generally getting an advanced unit before the AI gets a hard counter to that unit) and then pressing that advantage until you win.
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I usually go for Diplomatic victory (on diff. 4) so I can say ''I managed to bring peace to the world... After some bribery and nuclear strikes''.
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Since then I've had everyone except Siam declare war on me (small map) - my war focus set me back technologically and I'm at least a tech or two behind America, who just captured Taghaza with minutemen (I'm currently researching gunpowder, and am 5th out of 6th in the literacy stakes, down from 1st before the first war began). I've just seen off waves of attackers from the north (Indian knights and a crossbow) and west (a bunch of Mohawks), with the Americans coming up from the south bolstered by their ally Tyre. I so far haven't seen Babylon despite their also being at war with me - Akkad makes a nice target, but it's not a capital. The thing the AI has done well this game (most likely by accident of CS map placement) is select CS allies well based on their locations. I can't get to India without going through Helsinki and Edinburgh, and can't afford the happiness hit from holding both, forcing a time delay when it's already 1150 AD. The Americans are allied with Tyre and Genoa, which are between me and their so far undetected territory, and result in the same issue; there's also the prospect of Monaco entering the war if the Iroquois ally them again. Being CSes, of course, they default to the maximum available tech level for their units. My army is as large as I can sustain it financially, mostly now focused on the attack on Taghaza, but also with garrisons and melee defenders around Tombouctou and the former Iroquois capital. This is the sort of thing I'm getting at - obviously I'm outnumbered having three active enemy civs to fight simultaneously. Advancing will cost me time, funds and happiness (all of which I'm short of) capturing city-states before I get to any capitals - the only civ whose territory I can attack without going through/past CSes is Babylon, and that will require taking out Akkad - it also isn't a good idea since Babylon is far too far from my territory to defend while I remain at war with India. EDIT: Well, turns out the map is heavily on the AI's side in this game - all approaches to American territory are surrounded by mountains, with only a single narrow route to go through. The attack path closest to me has mountains along one side, an inland sea on the other and a one-hex wide path of hills between; going around there's only a similar path between the mountains and the coast, blocked by the hostile city-states Tyre and Genoa. But repeated wars against every other surviving civ (I took Akkad and Babylon; the Siamese finished that civ) still bog me down. It's a testament to bad AI and/or the Great Wall (which was conveniently located in the Iroquois capital) that I've been so far victorious while being at war simultaneously with four other civs and nearly all the game's city-states, have captured two CSes, recaptured Taghaza (twice) and razed San Francisco, while clawing my way back up to second place technologically from the bottom of the pack. At the same time it does support my point - I've been at war most of the game, have been on the offensive for most of it, clearly have an edge over all my AI opponents - and into the early 20th Century only two of six capitals have so far fallen. Shouldn't have ignored India, though - they just captured Dublin. Last edited by PhilBowles; Apr 29, 2012 at 03:53 PM. |
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I used to do culture a lot, but then I changed to domination. I think domination is easier in terms of gameplay, but harder in terms of time commitment. It can take an age to finish a domination game, even if you're always winning by a wider margin.
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The reason there isn't is because this is a poll to see what your most frequent victory type is, not your 'favorite'. You could vote 'other', I guess.
As I suspected, it appears that most victories are science victories. |
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The production of a homogeneous and well-attached layer of carbon nanofibers on metal foils
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At the Surabhi Craft Mela organised by the Kerala State Handicrafts Apex Co-operative Society, more than 100 artisans from across the country weave a story of their own in the making of their artifacts.
Colorful kurtas with exquisite kantha work reflect the craftsmanship of the artisans of Bengal. Narendra Kumar at the stall explained that the women in various villages are involved in the threading work for which they earn about Rs.50 a day for a simple running stitch work to Rs.250 for the complex patterns.
The umbrella-cut skirts and harem pants in bright colours are not as simple as they look. According to Mr. Kumar, the skirts, kurtas and bed sheets on display are dyed using vegetable dyes and natural colours with candle waxing technique to prevent the intermixing of colours in the patterns.
Virendra Singh from Rajasthan travels miles with his bag of rubies, emeralds and other precious stones-sometimes goods worth Rs.25, 000 --all the way to Thiruvananthapuram to sell the precious stone Jewellery. From the separation of stones based on their quality to the mixing of beads based on style and need, there is careful crafting all the way to make a simple necklace.
"It's a huge risk to travel carrying these goods. The bag is always tied to me and secured safely even when I am sleeping", said Mr.Singh
Major handicrafts from Orissa include the palm leaf writing and paintings- an ancient art that is still practised in Oriyan houses which takes about 20 days for the completion of a single palm leaf wall painting ;pattachitra cloth paintings; wooden bangles ,wall hangings and dress materials with traditional appliqué art and other decorative items extensively carved out of wood.
The 'herb cot' looks like any other ordinary cot until one get to know that the cot is made from more than 23 herbal woods. A.K.Monanan from Venjaramood in the city had to spend 5 years in research and attempt numerous trials before he finally launched his patent herbal wood furniture products.
A.Raju who hails from Andhra Pradesh has altogether a different story to tell. According to him there is a huge demand for the Pochampali Silk and hand made Gadwal sarees but unfortunately he is short of stock.
"Due to the strike, the goods are getting delayed. It will take more than 5 days before it reaches the city and the fair will enter its last day -November 12 by then", he added gloomily.
Also awaiting their chance to tell the stories are the Chinese charms ,the mud painted wall masks and many more crafts displayed at the VJT Hall in the city.


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In response to apparent violations of the Open Door Law by members of the State Board of Education, Superintendent of Public Instruction Glenda Ritz filed suit today naming ten members of the Board as defendants. The lawsuit alleges that the named members of the State Board violated Indiana's Open Door Law by taking action in secret by drafting, or directing the drafting of, a letter they sent to President Pro Tempore Long and Speaker Bosma dated October 16, 2013. The suit seeks to prevent the State Board of Education from continued violations of the Open Door Law and declaratory relief.
Specifically, the lawsuit alleges that ten members of the State Board violated Indiana's Open Door Law when they took action by requesting that Senator Long and Speaker Bosma appoint Indiana's Legislative Services Agency to perform calculations to determine the 2012-2013 A-F grades for Indiana schools. The suit alleges that no public notice was issued for a meeting that allowed for this action and that Superintendent Ritz was not made aware of this action until after it was taken, despite her role as Chair of the State Board of Education.
"When I was sworn in to office, I took an oath to uphold the laws of the State of Indiana," said Superintendent Ritz. "I take this oath very seriously and I was dismayed to learn that other members of the State Board have not complied with the requirements of the law. While I respect the commitment and expertise of members of the board individually, I feel they have over-stepped their bounds."
"Since my inauguration, I have worked tirelessly to communicate openly with the Board and the public. I do not take this action lightly, but my obligations as elected state Superintendent require it. I look forward to continuing to work to improve education for all Indiana students in a fair, transparent and collaborative manner."
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I feel like I'm getting somewhere with my aneros. The pleasurable feelings build in small waves. In two sessions I really did think to myself 'this is it, here it comes' but the sensations only built so far and then they gradually die. Very depressing! When these sensations left it was impossible to get them back again. Can someone explain exactly what they do as the good feelings build? Is it best to keep the same pace and do the same contractions? or is it better to try something else? It's quite frustrating as I feel I'm getting fairly close to the super-o but I just can't jump the final furlong.
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I'm in the same boat you are pretty much. Each session I have the pleasure rises to new heights, but there is never a end point, it simply washes away. However, I have noticed the the pleasure does come in waves, if you simply relax and try not to push it, the pleasure wave does come back in, sometimes stronger.
The only tips that I can offer that have worked for me so far to get to the point I am at, is don't force it, just sit back and enjoy it, let it do its own thing. I use the base level contraction technique, that is I never fully relax from a contraction, which has been getting easier and easier to do. Use plenty of lubrication. I went out and bought a body pillow that I straddle when on my side; it prevents an erection from flopping around distractingly, and is quite soft and pleasant feeling (also sops up pre-cum). The last two sessions I've loaded up very slow moving lesbian porn (my favorite is one with lesbians underwater) muted, it doesn't distract me, I can ignore it and focus on my feelings if I want to, and every time I look over to see what's happening, I get a shock of good vibes.
Sorry if any of this is stuff you already know or have tried, just what has helped me progress so far.
Edit: I just ordered the first tapes from www.multiples.com, going to see if that will help push me over the edge.
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Same situation here, but I have noticed that the pleasure builds quicker and is more sustained. My experience is that you can't force it to happen, it will just happen when it does. Just enjoying the ride for now.
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Hi office_boy!
I totally agree with what Ashlen & analmart have said here!
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A 150 MG magnetic white dwarf in the cataclysmic variable RX J1554.2+2721
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We report the detection of Zeeman-split Lyalpha absorption pi and sigma(+) lines in the far-ultraviolet Hubble Space Telescope/Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) spectrum of the magnetic cataclysmic variable RX J1554.2 + 2721. Fitting the STIS data with magnetic white dwarf model spectra, we derive a field strength of B similar or equal to 144 MG and an effective temperature of 17,000 K less than or similar to T-eff less than or similar to 23,000 K. This measurement makes RX J1554.2 + 2721 only the third cataclysmic variable containing a white dwarf with a field exceeding 100 MG. Similar to the other high-field polar AR UMa, RX J1554.2 + 2721 is often found in a state of feeble mass transfer, which suggests that a considerable number of high-field polars may still remain undiscovered.
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January 3rd, 2012 by Zachary Shahan
We've written about coffee-roaster technology being used in new renewable energy applications, we've written about a record-breaking car that ran on coffee grinds, and we've even written about efforts to turn coffee grinds into ink, but this story is about something completely different. The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota announced just at the end of 2011 that it is "leading a project to develop an efficient renewable electricity technology for coffee-processing plants."
EERC and Wynntryst — an energy solutions company based in South Burlington, Vermont — are going to develop "a gasification power system to utilize the waste from a coffee-processing plant to produce energy."
"The project specifically focuses on the waste from the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. (GMCR) plant. " (Yep, that's the same Green Mountain Coffee Roasters that installed 530 solar panels on the roof of its distribution center in 2009, the largest solar installation in Vermont at the time.. and maybe still.)
The company, which provides coffee products to multinational corporations around the world (such as Starbucks and McDonald's), has a decent waste stream that includes coffee residues, plastic packaging, paper, cloth or burlap, and plastic cups.
One super interesting thing about this project is that it continues the work performed for NASA regarding space stations in lunar bases.
"This project is an extension of work performed by the EERC for NASA, which explored the conversion of waste from a space station and future Martian and lunar bases into heat and power," said Deputy Associate Director for Research Chris Zygarlicke. "This project will similarly utilize a mostly renewable and bio-based waste and convert it into electricity for the coffee industry."
More details from the news release follow (everything below except the photo credit is reposted from EERC's site):
"The first step of the project is to demonstrate that we can gasify the complex mixture of waste and produce clean synthetic gas, or syngas, by utilizing the EERC's novel advanced fixed-bed gasifier (AFBG) system on the biomass-residue mixture," said Project Manager and Research Scientist, Nikhil Patel.
The syngas will then either be utilized in an internal combustion engine (or a fuel cell) for efficient production of electricity and heat or be converted to high-value biofuels or chemicals. The pilot-scale tests will evaluate the quality of syngas that can be produced from the Green Mountain waste. EERC researchers will fine-tune the technology to meet the highest environmental standards possible.
"Over the years, the EERC has developed and tested numerous small gasifier systems like this on a variety of biomass feedstocks," Zygarlicke said. "The EERC system has already produced power by gasifying forest residues, railroad tie chips, turkey litter, and other biomass feedstocks and burning the produced syngas in an on-site engine generator. The coffee industry residues will be similarly tested."
The EERC will use the outcome of the pilot-scale efforts to propose a full-scale commercial demonstration system for installation at various Green Mountain sites.
"The EERC is developing smaller-scale distributed gasification technologies as a means for converting biomass to renewable energy," said EERC Director Gerald Groenewold. "This project is a perfect example of the EERC's ability to adapt to changing market needs, as more and more industries, manufacturers, and municipalities look for ways to utilize modest quantities of available biomass residues for energy."
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Rona Nishliu
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Born | Mitrovica, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo) |
August 25, 1987
Genres | Pop, jazz, soul |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, radio personality, philanthropist |
Years active | 2004 –present |
Associated acts | Vesa Luma, Teuta Kurti |
Rona Nishliu (born August 25, 1987) is an Albanian Kosovar singer-songwriter.[1] She came to international prominence after representing Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan, where she placed fifth and achieved the best placement for Albania to date.[2][3]
Early life and career[edit]
2004-2012: Early life and beginnings[edit]
Rona Nishliu was raised in her birth town Mitrovica, but had to move with her family to Pristina at the age of thirteen due the political reasons in her hometown. In 2004 she entered "Ethet e së premtës mbrëma" (The excitement of Friday night) - a similar show to Idols. She successfully passed the first rounds and entered the live shows, where she finished Top 5. After the show, she worked on Radio Blue Sky in Prishtina as a presenter.[4]
In 2005, Rona teamed up with Vesa Luma and Teuta Kurti to enter the 43rd edition of Festivali i Këngës, for a chance to represent Albania in the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest with "Flakareshë". The trio were qualified for the final night held on December 18, 2005 but lost to Ledina Çelo who was declared the winner. The song was a Pop-Dance track, and even without winning the contest, became an instant hit on the radios.[5]
2012: Eurovision Song Contest[edit]
Nishliu represented Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan after winning the national selection on December 29, 2011 with the entry Suus.[3][6] She is the first singer from Kosovo to represent Albania in the contest. Because of the Qafa e Vishës bus tragedy, RTSH deferred the first semifinal by more than two hours on May 22, resulting in low ratings during Nishliu's appearance.[7] It did not affect Nishliu's own participation in the contest, as she got second place in the semi-final and advanced to the finals. Albania used its jury votes to vote for the other 17 countries in the semifinal, and it used the jury votes again on May 26.[7] RTK also did not air highlights from the first semifinal due to the bus crash. She ended up winning fifth place in the final with 146 points - Albania's best result to date.[8]
She became an Albanian citizen on 12 January 2012.
Nishliu was committed to her humanitarian work immediately after Eurovision. She became a member of a project called "Bonu cool, mos bjer shpullë" (Be cool, don't slap!), a project who raises gender awareness. She released a song especially for this occasion called "Se vetëm zemra flet saktë" (Because only the heart speaks right) which speaks against adolescent gender violence, produced and penned by Rona herself.[9] The song is part of a wide public awareness campaign lead by the Kosovo Gender Studies Centre. It was supported and financed by the European Union.[10]
In 18 September 2014, Rona Nishliu held a concert in Belgrade, Serbia to promote the Kosovar culture, part of the "Mirëdita, dobar dan" festival.[11][12] She received a standing ovation from the public.[13][14]
Public image[edit]
In Albania, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Montenegro, she is known as a pop singer/musician. The audience in Pristina and Tirana know her also as an experimental jazz singer. Her interpretation is characterized with nuances of soul music influences as well. Her vocal range and interpretative power are her strongest points.[citation needed]
Nishliu is depicted for her humanitarian spirit, taking part in numerous humanitarian concerts for the people in the need. While being a student, she organized few Humanitarian Concerts, including the one entitled to help displaced Kosovo Albanian families of Mitrovica living in poverty. In 2009 she took place as a guest lecturer in UNDP Kosovo's activity on Awareness Raising on the Importance of Volunteerism for the Youngsters in Vushtrri.[citation needed] She is an activist of the National Association of Autism in Kosovo, she is also a Chairperson of the Institute for Sustainability and Development of Youth in Kosovo.[citation needed]
- "Flakaresha" (with Vesa Luma and Teuta Kurti)
- "Të Lashë" (I left you)
- "Shenja" (The sign)
- "Eja" (Come)
- "Veriu" (The North)
- "A ka arsye (Ft. Bim Bimma)" (Is there any reason?)
- "Shko pastro pas saj" (Go after her)
- "Zonja Vdekje" (Mrs. Death)
- "Suus"
- "Se Vetëm Zemra Flet Saktë" (Because the heart speaks right)
External links[edit]
- ^ DEKRET PËR DHËNIE TË SHTETËSISË SHQIPTARE NR. 7226 "President of Albania". President.al. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
- ^ "ESC 2012 Final Results". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ a b [1][dead link]
- ^ Radio Blue Sky
- ^ "Vesa Luma, Teuta Kurti & Rona Nishliu - Flakareshë, 18 December 2005, Festivali i Këngës - RTSH". YouTube. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Rona Nishliu - Suus (Albania 2012) - Participant Profile - Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Albania to broadcast tonight's Semi-Final deferred | News | Eurovision Song Contest - Baku 2012". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 2012 Grand Final | Year page | Eurovision Song Contest - Baku 2012". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
- ^ Nuhiu, Rinor. "Rona Nishliu releases a new single!". escxtra.com.
- ^ Sahiti, Gafurr. "Rona Nishliu releases new music video". ESCToday. esctoday.com.
- ^ "Festival "Mirdita - Dobar dan": Dijalog kroz umetnost (Serbian)".
- ^ "Zëri i Rona Nishliut jehon në Beograd për një botë pa paragjykime".
- ^ "Feature: Kosovo singer makes breakthrough with performance in Belgrade".
- ^ "Express 25.09.2014 - Miredita, Dobar Dan!".
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Preceded by Aurela Gaçe with Feel the Passion |
Albania in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 |
Succeeded by Adrian Lulgjuraj and Bledar Sejko with Identitet |


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